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Monday, March 12, 2012

Teaspoons, Tablespoons, Cups, & Gallons

How many parts make a whole? Cooking measurements were a great way to help my son answer that question. This was a simple
activity that he found surprisingly interesting. When it was done, he asked if
there was more he could measure!

Before we got started pouring and measuring, we read Stuart
J. Murphy’s Room for Ripley, a Level
3 MathStart Capacity book. In the book, Carlos is super excited to buy his
first fish. As he prepares the fish bowl with water, he learns all about just
how much water it’ll take to make a nice home for his new guppy. One cup is not
enough! 2 cups (or 1 pint) is not enough! As he continues to add more and more
water, he learns how many pints are in a quart, and how many quarts are in half gallon, etc.

When we finished reading about Carlos’ new pet, I had my son
using the measuring spoons, cups, and 2-cup measuring cup to complete a
worksheet of math (measuring) questions.

This was great fraction practice. I
was thrilled to hear his hypothesis that three 1/3-cups would equal 1 cup!

It's so cool when they can see it and really understand. This activity worked great for us too. This week we also learned about math this week through a hands-on measuring experience. We made English Christmas Pudding.http://highhillhomeschool.blogspot.com/2012/03/english-christmas-pudding.html

Thanks for linking up to our Afterschool Party. This is such a hands on way to learn about measurement and fractions. I used to do something very similiar to this in my Kindergarten classroom with a large rubbermaid container filled with water and measuring cups. The worksheet is great for transfering their learning onto paper!

This sounds like a fun way to learn more about fractions. And I love that you connect it to cooking so he's also getting that practical knowledge for when he helps with baking and cooking! Thanks for linking up to the Afterschool Blog Hop!

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The Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational blog was born out of one mom's desire to chronicle all the afterschool activities she is doing with her oldest son. Thanks to the Internet, when his sibling is school age and there's even LESS time to reinvent the wheel, she won't have to. (Aren't blogs wonderful?!?) Fortunately for you, she's sharing these ideas and activities with other parents who, like her, believe learning doesn't stop when the school day ends.